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Third-trimester maternal vaccination against pertussis and pertussis antibody concentrations
Cynthia Abraham, Michael Pichichero, Jesse Eisenberg, Sonali Singh
OBJECTIVE: To compare pertussis antibody concentrations in maternal venous serum (at the time of delivery) and umbilical cord arterial serum among women vaccinated with the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine from either 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation or from 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of pregnant women divided into two groups based on when Tdap was administered: 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation and 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation. Paired maternal and umbilical cord samples were obtained at the time of delivery to determine immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations to pertussis toxin and pertactin. RESULTS: Eighty-eight pregnant women were enrolled. Cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations were approximately twice maternal serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (91.6 vs 48.6 enzyme-linked immunoassay [ELISA] units/mL, P<.01) and were significantly correlated (Pearson correlation coefficient=0.85, P<.01). There was no significant difference in maternal serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (48.6 vs 48.6 ELISA units/mL, P=.99), cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (92.1 vs 90.7 ELISA units/mL, P=.95), and cord serum pertactin IgG concentrations (798 vs 730 international units/mL, P=.73) between the two groups. Furthermore, there was no correlation between time from vaccination to delivery and these three parameters. Cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations were greater than 10 ELISA units/mL (ie, in the protective range) in 87% and 97% of those vaccinated from 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation and from 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation, respectively (P=.13). CONCLUSION: Maternal vaccination against pertussis between 27 and 36 weeks of gestation was associated with a high percentage of newborns with antibody concentrations conferring protection and did not vary by gestational age at vaccination.
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Abraham, C., Pichichero, M., Eisenberg, J., & Singh, S. (2018). Third-trimester maternal vaccination against pertussis and pertussis antibody concentrations. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 131(2), 364-369. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002438
Abraham, Cynthia ; Pichichero, Michael ; Eisenberg, Jesse et al. / Third-trimester maternal vaccination against pertussis and pertussis antibody concentrations. In: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018 ; Vol. 131, No. 2. pp. 364-369.
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Abraham, C, Pichichero, M, Eisenberg, J & Singh, S 2018, 'Third-trimester maternal vaccination against pertussis and pertussis antibody concentrations', Obstetrics and Gynecology, vol. 131, no. 2, pp. 364-369. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002438
Third-trimester maternal vaccination against pertussis and pertussis antibody concentrations. / Abraham, Cynthia; Pichichero, Michael; Eisenberg, Jesse et al.
In: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 131, No. 2, 01.02.2018, p. 364-369.
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AU - Pichichero, Michael
AU - Eisenberg, Jesse
AU - Singh, Sonali
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2018 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To compare pertussis antibody concentrations in maternal venous serum (at the time of delivery) and umbilical cord arterial serum among women vaccinated with the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine from either 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation or from 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of pregnant women divided into two groups based on when Tdap was administered: 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation and 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation. Paired maternal and umbilical cord samples were obtained at the time of delivery to determine immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations to pertussis toxin and pertactin. RESULTS: Eighty-eight pregnant women were enrolled. Cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations were approximately twice maternal serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (91.6 vs 48.6 enzyme-linked immunoassay [ELISA] units/mL, P<.01) and were significantly correlated (Pearson correlation coefficient=0.85, P<.01). There was no significant difference in maternal serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (48.6 vs 48.6 ELISA units/mL, P=.99), cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (92.1 vs 90.7 ELISA units/mL, P=.95), and cord serum pertactin IgG concentrations (798 vs 730 international units/mL, P=.73) between the two groups. Furthermore, there was no correlation between time from vaccination to delivery and these three parameters. Cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations were greater than 10 ELISA units/mL (ie, in the protective range) in 87% and 97% of those vaccinated from 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation and from 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation, respectively (P=.13). CONCLUSION: Maternal vaccination against pertussis between 27 and 36 weeks of gestation was associated with a high percentage of newborns with antibody concentrations conferring protection and did not vary by gestational age at vaccination.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To compare pertussis antibody concentrations in maternal venous serum (at the time of delivery) and umbilical cord arterial serum among women vaccinated with the tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine from either 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation or from 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of pregnant women divided into two groups based on when Tdap was administered: 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation and 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation. Paired maternal and umbilical cord samples were obtained at the time of delivery to determine immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrations to pertussis toxin and pertactin. RESULTS: Eighty-eight pregnant women were enrolled. Cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations were approximately twice maternal serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (91.6 vs 48.6 enzyme-linked immunoassay [ELISA] units/mL, P<.01) and were significantly correlated (Pearson correlation coefficient=0.85, P<.01). There was no significant difference in maternal serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (48.6 vs 48.6 ELISA units/mL, P=.99), cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations (92.1 vs 90.7 ELISA units/mL, P=.95), and cord serum pertactin IgG concentrations (798 vs 730 international units/mL, P=.73) between the two groups. Furthermore, there was no correlation between time from vaccination to delivery and these three parameters. Cord serum pertussis toxin IgG concentrations were greater than 10 ELISA units/mL (ie, in the protective range) in 87% and 97% of those vaccinated from 27-30 6/7 weeks of gestation and from 31-35 6/7 weeks of gestation, respectively (P=.13). CONCLUSION: Maternal vaccination against pertussis between 27 and 36 weeks of gestation was associated with a high percentage of newborns with antibody concentrations conferring protection and did not vary by gestational age at vaccination.
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Abraham C, Pichichero M, Eisenberg J, Singh S. Third-trimester maternal vaccination against pertussis and pertussis antibody concentrations. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018 Feb 1;131(2):364-369. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002438


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Perched at the Southern tip of Africa, unmatched natural beauty, amazing beaches, wonderful hospitality, and cultural diversity makes Cape Town one of the world's greatest tourist destinations.
Cape Town is cradled by the natural presence of Table Mountain and forms a backdrop to a land so lovely that it appears to be a fantasy landscape. It is a tapestry of myriad narratives, a kaleidoscope of people , unique flavours and cultures. The beauty of the vineyards in Constantia, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek entices visitors to taste the world class wines and cuisine.
Cape Town is known for its diverse culture and rich history. Boasting a vibrant and welcoming community. The "Mother City" as it is known, has a cultural scene which is both thriving and unique. Cape Town is home to artists and performers of every description. There are numerous museums and places of cultural interest to visit.
You will have a wide selection of the cuisine in Cape Town. A traditional braai (BBQ) isn't just about roasting meat, but a social event where friends and family gather to have a fantastic social time. The mouth-watering seafood dishes and Cape Malay dishes are also a must for food lovers.
Cape Town has a Mediterranean climate, which means that it gets its rainfall in the winter months.
Temperatures between Jan and April are between 15°C and 32°C. Temperatures in May are between 13°C and 22°C.
June, July, and August are mid-winter and depending on your interests this can be the best time to visit Cape Town as there are barely any crowds at the top attractions. Temperatures are between 11°C and 20°C.
The currency in Cape Town is the South Africa Rand (ZAR) and is recommended that travellers have ZAR for smaller purchases at cafés and flea markets. Most restaurants and hotels accept Visa and Mastercard debit and credit cards.
Places to discover
Robben Island Tour
The Robben Island Tour includes a return boat trip across Table Bay and a tour of the infamous Maximum-Security Prison where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years, interaction with an ex-political prisoner, a 45-minute bus ride with a guide providing commentary, the opportunity to explore the Murray's Bay Harbour precinct attractions and the Museum Shop. Duration: 3.5 hours
The V&A Waterfront is South Africa's most-visited destination, and it attracts roughly 24 million visitors a year. There are five shopping districts where you'll find everything from local designs to international brands, but there's more to this destination than shopping. There are many coffee shops, restaurants, and bars, most with spectacular harbour views.
Cabel Car up Table Mountain
One of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Table Mountain is Cape Town's centrepiece. If you are relatively fit and are feeling energetic, there are some amazing hikes to try. For those pressed for time, the Aerial Cableway offers a quick and convenient ascent. Cable cars depart from the cable station every 10 to 15 minutes and the journey up the mountain takes about five minutes. The cars rotate through 360 degrees during the trip, affording you spectacular views of the mountain below.
Cape Peninsula Tour
Bring your camera - Cape Point is at the southwestern tip of the Cape Peninsula with the most spectacular views in the world. The drive is just as inspiring, passing steep mountains, secluded coves and sweeping beaches. The Cape Nature Reserve, comprising over 17,300 acres of indigenous fauna and flora. Here you will see a variety of wildlife that includes baboons, rhebok, Cape Mountain zebra and the elusive eland. The majestic coastline offers drama worthy of being called "Nature's Greatest Show". Witness the union of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Following the coastline, you will return via the Penguin Colony at the Boulders Beach (entry for your own account) and Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens for a short walking tour of the beautiful gardens. You will be transferred back to your hotel and spend the evening at your leisure.
Wine Route Tour of Franschhoek
Our most popular option, the Hop-on Hop-off Experience, allows you to do just that – hop on and off as you like, experiencing the different activities on offer, be it wine tasting, a cellar tour, lunch or just a stroll through the vineyards. And when you're ready, simply hop-on to continue your journey!

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Sunday, July 2, 2017: After the formerly all-conquering Taylor brothers' Cadillac was eliminated from contention on the very first lap, the Glen six-hour race was dominated by another Cadillac, the No. 5 Action Express car driven by Joao Barbosa/Christian Fittipaldi/Filipe Albuquerque, which led most of the laps and held off a late-race challenge from the No. 85 ORECA LMP2 car of Chris Miller/Misha Goikhberg/Stephen Simpson to preserve the win streak for Cadillac.
The up-to-now dominant No. 10 Ricky Taylor/Jordan Taylor qualified fourth – and this second-row start was the making of their downfall. On the opening lap, Ricky Taylor got together in a seemingly slight bump with Olivier Pla going into the esses. Unfortunately this bump broke a steering arm and he struggled around to the pits where repairs were made, but by the time this was finished he was six laps down on the leaders and it was far too big a margin to make up. In the end, the Taylors worked their way up to sixth place, three laps down.
In qualifying, the No. 2 Nissan of Luis Felipe Derani/Scott Sharp/Ryan Dalziel won the pole with the No. 52 Ligier LMP2 car of Olivier Pla/Jose Gutierrez alongside – and ahead of the No. 5 and No 10 Cadillacs on the second row.
Through the first 63 laps of what turned out to be a 200-lap race at the end of the six-hour timed duration of the race, the No. 2 Nissan set the pace, with the No. 52 Ligier taking a turn in the lead. The Nissan suffered body damage in an on-track altercation and after a penalty for speeding in the subsequent pit stop, the car was out of contention. As for the no. 52 car, a fuelling problem and a few on-track encounters saw them losing touch with the lead. They were to finish in fourth place, the last car to finish on the lead lap behind the third place finisher, the No. 55 Mazda DPi of Tristan Nunez/Jonathan Bomarito/Spencer Pigot.
In the hotly contested GTLM class, the win went to the No. 25 BMW M6 of Bill Auberlen/Alexander Sims who finished in eight place overall. The No. 67 Ford GT of Ryan Briscoe/Richard Westbrook was second in class finishing on the same lap, four seconds back at the end of the six hours. The No. 4 Corvette C7.R of Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner was third, also finishing on the same lap. In all, five GTLM cars finished on the same lap, just eight laps behind the winning DPi Cadillac.
In GT-Daytona the team of Andy Lally/Katherine Legge scored another class win for the No. 93 car, the new Acura NSX GT3 car. Canadian Daniel Morad, teamed with Michael de Quesada and Michael Christensen in the No. 28 Porsche 911 GT3 finished seventh in the GTD class.
The next IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Series race is July 9 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Saturday, July 1, 2017: When the C360R No. 76 Paul Holton/Matt Plumb McLaren won the pole for the Continental series race with the KohR No. 59 Mustang of Dean Martin/Jack Roush Jr. alongside it set up the battle that was to play out in the race. The No. 76 McLaren led most of the laps in the two-hour race until Plumb made a mistake and went off in the bus-stop chicane ceding the lead with only about ten minutes to go in the two-hour race.
Al Carter, in the No. 99 Aston Martin took the lead on this resulting final restart with Martin in the Mustang right behind. With two laps remaining, Martin got alongside Carter exiting the '90', and as they worked uphill through the Esses, the two made contact sending Carter into a spin. Martin motored past and went on to win by six seconds over the No. 77 Mathew Keegan/Nico Rondet McLaren while the No. 76 McLaren was third. Carter had to settle for a sixth-place finish.
In the ST class, it was Matt Pombo/Derek Jones winning in a Mini JCW, one lap down on the race leader. Pombo's brother, teamed with Jared Salinsky, was second in class, making it a one-two win for the little Minis.
The next IMSA Continental Tire Series race is on July 8 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
Saturday, July 1, 2017: After the Daytona race went into an overtime finish, Ricky Stenhouse, who had taken the green from the second row, charged ahead to take the lead as they crossed the overtime line half way around the lap – and he held off the challengers the rest of the final lap-and-a-half to take the checker. This was his second restrictor-plate win in a row after winning at Talladega earlier this season.
Clint Bowyer finished second, 0.213 seconds back. Paul Menard was third, Michael McDowell fourth and Ryan Newman was fifth. This front group of five finisher does not follow standard roster. This was because many of the favourites either were knocked out of the race in one or other of the 12 'incidents' or they lost out on track position when different crew chiefs made alternate decisions on pit stop strategy during the many cautions. There were six crashes during the final 60 laps of the scheduled 160 – including two 'big one' crashes in the final six laps.
On lap 153, Kyle Larson slid up into the wall right in front of Stenhouse. Stenhouse came past unscathed but Larson was collected by Blaney and his car flew up into the air. By the time the dust settled, seven cars had been knocked out of contention. The race was red-flagged to allow track crews to clean up this mess.
David Ragan took the lead ahead of Ty Dillon on this restart but almost immediately there was another yellow when Erik Jones got together with Denny Hamlin and they both spun at the front of the field bringing out the final caution.
The final restart came on lap 162 – already two laps into overtime – and Stenhouse powered into the lead and he held on to the notch the win.
Prior to the race, there had been a lot of interest in the fact that this was Dale Earnhardt Jr's final start at Daytona – a track where he had had a lot of success over the years. Unfortunately a pair of incidents saw him first dropped back out of the lead lap and then the second forced him to retire after having completed only 106 laps.
Canadian Driver D.J. Kennington, making his second attempt at a Cup race this year, started at the back of the field and unfortunately he left the race after 14 lap when his engine gave up.
The next MENCS race is at Kentucky Speedway on July 8.
Saturday, July 1, 2017: After losing the Xfinity race at Michigan by a hair to Denny Hamlin two weeks ago, young William Byron has been on a tear. Last week he won at Iowa and, this week, he won the rain-delayed race at Daytona Beach. This was another NASCAR race that finished under caution. A big wreck had brought out the yellow during the second overtime restart but Byron had reached the overtime lime by then. The first overtime restart had been flagged off when a big wreck, involving 11 cars occurred, bring out the race's third red flag.
On Friday night, Byron, who had qualified third fastest, had to start the race from the rear of the field because his crew had made some post-qualifying adjustments to the suspension. By lap three, second-row starter Blake Koch had wrested the lead from the duo of Brennan Poole and Ben Kennedy who had started from the front row. But this did not last long because the race was flagged yellow on lap nine as the rain returned – and then to red as the rain continued. Eventually, NASCAR gave in to the weather and rescheduled the rest of the race to Saturday mid-day.
Despite this time of year being a rainy season in northern Florida, NASCAR continues to schedule this big weekend in defiance of the climate. After a number of lead changes in the early laps on Saturday, Poole had the lead when the yellow flew on lap 37 when the rain – and a threat of lightning returned. The track when red for about two-and-a-half hours before the racing finally got underway again.
By now, Byron was able to show that he had the speed to return to the front and by lap 60 of the scheduled 100-lap race, he was up to second place. Another two laps and he had the lead – and, save for 14 laps - -he was able to lead the rest of the way through the carnage of four more wrecks to win the race in double overtime.
Elliott Sadler finished second, Dakota Armstrong third, Jeb Burton fourth and David Starr fifth. As was to be the case in the Cup race later the same day, except for racer winner Byron, the other top finishers were less familiar names - the more usual strong finishers having been set back by the numerous late-race wrecks.
The next Xfinity race is on July 7 at Kentucky Speedway.


A stunning and large Dresser Mirror Tray. Great for that vintage vanity. This one is oval and very large in size and extremely heavy. The mirror is actually inlaid in the goldtone filigree trim. See the 5th photo. This is in good condition and clean. This one will not disappoint. Would make a lovely gift.
Measures 16.5" wide x 12" deep x 1.5" tall. In very nice condition.


Jarmila Gajdosova, known as Jarmila Groth from 2009 to 2011, is a Australian tennis player who as of 4 March 2013 is ranked World No. 165 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). She achieved a career high singles ranking of World No. 25 on 16 May 2011. Highlights of Gajdošová's career thus far including winning two WTA singles titles, one WTA doubles title and the 2013 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Matthew Ebden.
Her father is an engineer, as was her mother who died in September 2012; her older brother Ján was a professional skiier. She enjoys biking. She married fellow Australian tennis player Samuel Groth in February 2009.
Jarmila and Samuel Groth separated in 2011. Jarmila has gone back to using her maiden name and is now listed as Jarmila Gajdosova on official WTA rankings.


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Wow, its been a while.
I felt like animating and Flash is, for some reason, no longer on my computer.
Soo.... I made this in about 5 minutes.
Its pretty good. I don't expect something awesome since you did it in 5minutes.
It was stiff and the easing on the arm and the movements wasn't good..
But I'm glad you came back?
could u make it next time 30 min? or sumting like that.
The back.. did it move?
Ok, I made another one.
Didn't feel like it deserved a new thread.
Spent about the same amount of time on it.
That's preety good. no fade, but good.


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Best of 2109: Inaugural Black Theater Festival a Chance to "bask in the glory of blackness in Madison"
David Dahmer
There is going to be a new festival in Madison focused exclusively on producing the works of African-American artists. Loud 'N Unchained and Broom Street Theater are joining forces to present the Loud 'N Unchained Black Theater Festival in the early summer of 2020 and they are currently looking for artists and submissions.
"I envision being able to create this space for members of the black artists community for a long time and I wanted it to be in a way that is accessible and a way for new artists who haven't had the opportunity in the past to be able to experiment and to showcase their points of views," Loud 'N Unchained founder T. Banks tells Madison365. "We're going to have so many different submissions and so many different genres of black writers, so this is very exciting.
"I really hope that Madison is excited about this and will support this Festival as it comes back year after year because there is nothing else like it and I really want it to go on for years to come," Banks adds.
Loud 'N Unchained is a theater company, publishing house, and a community for black creatives in Madison. According to their mission, they are "bold and unapologetic and dedicated to gender justice, queer justice and disability justice." Loud 'N Unchained Black Theater Festival is a brand-new festival that will be produced at Broom Street Theater and will have performances on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for three weeks from June 12-June 28, 2020.
"Each night we will be doing a different set of performances depending on the type of submissions we get," Dana Pellebon, who will direct all of the theatrical submissions, tells Madison365. "We'd love to have a spoken-word night. We'd love to have a drag-burlesque night. We'd love to have a music night. Those will be all of the Friday nights."
On Saturdays, they will host their main stage shows which will be a full-length production. The Sunday shows will be dedicated to shorts.
Loud & Unchained founder T. Banks
"Initially, I felt like Broom Street could really be a fit for this. When I told them my idea and what I wanted … I was looking for an accessible stage, one that would not only work around my schedule but would fit my wheelchairs," Banks says. "I did some more talking with other black creative in L'n'U and they were like, 'I'm working on things, too!'
"So I asked Broom Street if we could build a Black Film Festival and Broom Street loved it," Banks adds. "So, really this has been coming to fruition for over a year and a half."
The artistic committee of Banks, Pellebon, Janine Gardner and Doug Reed will review all alternative performances for inclusion and those performances will have rehearsal time with the Pellebon, the director.
"I'm a poet by trade; that's how I came up … especially doing poetry at Madison East High School. Then, when I went off to college, I did a little bit of drag and some musicals and started creating and writing my own plays," Banks says. "With that, I was like, 'I know all of these black artists that have all of these different writing disciplines and different ways that they like to express themselves through art.' Why don't we just open this theater festival up to the many different art styles to which black creatives here in Madison and around the area are already doing?"
Loud 'N Unchained Black Theater Festival is currently accepting submissions for a variety of performance arts. The submission period is open until January 31, 2020. All artists will be notified by March 1, 2020.
"We're looking for spoken-word artists, dancers, musical performances, original pieces by musicians, drag or burlesque," Banks says. "We're looking for a few more full-length theatrical plays and short shorts."
As far as guidelines for submissions, work must be written/originated by a black artist. All submissions will be reviewed to ensure that content is not transphobic, racist, misogynistic, or otherwise harmful to the Black community in its intent.
Submissions can include the following:
◉ Full-length theatrical play (60-90 minutes long)
◉ Short theatrical play (5 to 20 minutes long)
◉ Spoken word (0-5 minutes long)
◉ Dance (0-5 minutes long)
◉ Musical performance (10-25 minutes long)
◉ Drag or Burlesque (0-5 minutes long)
◉ Other (5-25 minutes long)
All plays and spoken-word pieces must be submitted via pdf or word document. Dance or musical performances must be submitted via video. It can be a link to a performance or an actual video.
"What we're looking for are black artists and that can be in a variety of different fashions," Pellebon says. "This is a theatrical festival, so we want shorts, we want full-length plays. We actually already have two full-length plays that are already set to be part of the festival.
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"We are looking for a variety of things because we want to encompass as many performance aspects of theatrical productions as we can, whether that be through dance, through song, through instruments, through poetry," Pellebon adds. "However it is that people would like to express themselves, we want to give a black artist in Madison a chance to express themselves."
Auditions for the production will be in late March/early April with rehearsals running from the end of April through opening weekend. Even if you can't make a submission, Pellebon urges you to come and "bask in the glory of blackness in Madison."
"Once we have the submissions done, there will be actual parts of the production that people can be a part of. Do they want to be a part of stage work? Do they want to be on stage acting? Or do they just want to come?" Pellebon says. "Because, quite frankly, the most exciting part of this for me is to be able to walk into a theater and see people that look like me and art that speaks like me.
"Last year, [UW-Madison student] Shasparay [Lighteard] did the Black Arts Festival, and that was amazing. We want to build upon that idea," Pellebon says. "So many people have been clamoring and wanting to celebrate black arts in Madison in a variety of different ways. This is the perfect opportunity to do that."
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Writing has always been a dream and a passion for Patrice which started at the tender age of nine. Starting out writing short stories, she found a new passion for poetry at fifteen. Since then Patrice has been writing poems of life's situations and reality in this world. Her poetry has taken her places that have made her think about publishing her first book. Her dream came true in May of 2012 when Patrice published her first book, a poetry book entitled "A Collection of God's Word and Motivation" As a book of poetry and words of encouragement, she wants to be able to speak to her situations through the art of poetry.
While continuing her penmanship of poetry, Patrice published her second poetry book the following year in 2013 entitled "Lyrical Passion Tears from my Inkwell" Dealing with personal situations, she wants to tell her story and write about situations that others can relate. Her third book, which is a children's book called "Patricia's Trip to the Hospital" was published in 2014. As a survivor of Sickle Cell Disease, she decided to write a children book series called "Sickle Cell Kids" in honor of children living with this deadly disease. Her new children's book, "Patricia's Guardian Angel" was published May of 2016. Also a short story called "For Kindle's Sake" was released in February 2016 and is planning on making it a two part series; sequel is called For Kindle's Sake Sweet Revenge. On July 8, 2019, Patrice has published her eighth book called eighth book entitled "Through My Lens" which is a book of inspirational and motivational poetry. There will be more book projects to come in 2020.
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Archival pigment print Keith Haring (contact sheet), New York City, 1986, signed by Annie Leibovitz and produced by fine art printer David Adamson in Washington
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When Benedikt Taschen asked the most important portrait photographer working today to collect her pictures in a SUMO-sized book, she was intrigued and challenged. The project took several years to develop and proved to be revelatory. Annie Leibovitz drew from over 40 years of work, starting with the viscerally intimate reportage she created for Rolling Stone magazine in the 1970s and extending through the more stylized portraiture of her work for Vanity Fair and Vogue. Celebrated images such as John Lennon and Yoko Ono entwined in a last embrace are printed alongside portraits that have rarely, and sometimes never before, been seen. Annie Leibovitz was able to present some of her famous group portraits in a format that proves that she is the master of the genre. Her pictures are at once intimate and iconic, wide-ranging stylistically and also uniquely hers. Annie Leibovitz is often imitated, particularly by younger photographers, but her work is somehow immediately recognizable.
The bookends of the Leibovitz collection are the black-and-white photograph of Richard Nixon's helicopter lifting off from the White House lawn after he resigned as president in 1974 and the formal color portrait of Queen Elizabeth II taken in a drawing room of Buckingham Palace in 2007. In between are portraits that make up a family album of our time: actors, dancers, comedians, musicians, artists, writers, performance artists, journalists, athletes, businesspeople. Performance and power are recurring themes. A supplementary book contains essays by Annie Leibovitz, Graydon Carter, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Paul Roth and short texts describing the subjects of each of the over 250 photographs.
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Q: Find the number of ways in which four boys and four girls can be seated around circular table? Find the number of ways in which four boys and four girls can be seated around circular table ?
(a) Find the number of ways in which four boys and four girls can be seated around circular table if the boys and girls are to have alternate seats?
(b) Find the number of ways if they sit alternately and if one boy and one girl are to sit in adjacent seats?
(c) Find the number of ways if they sit alternately and if one boy and one girl must not sit in adjacent seats.

A: Keep in mind that seating arrangements at a circular table are invariant with respect to rotation.  Thus, once we seat the first person, all permutations are relative to where that person sits.
(a) Let's sit the girls first.  One girl sits down.  There are $3!$ ways to seat the other girls.  Once the girls sit down, there are $4!$ ways to arrange the boys, giving
$$3!4! = 6 \cdot 24 = 144$$
possible seating arrangements in which the boys and girls alternate seats.
Alternate solution:  There are $4!$ ways of sitting the girls.  However, there are four rotations of the girls that do not change their relative order.  Thus, there are
$$\frac{4!}{4} = 3!$$
distinguishable ways of sitting the girls.  Once they are seated, there are $4!$ ways of sitting the boys.  Thus, there are $4!3! = 144$ ways of sitting the girls in which the boys and girls alternate seats.
(b) We seat the boy and girl in adjacent seats first.  Once she sits down, he can sit either to her right or to her left, giving two ways of arranging the boy and girl who must sit in adjacent seats.  Relative to her, there are $3!$ ways of seating the remaining girls.  Once they are seated, there are $3!$ ways of seating the remaining boys, giving
$$2! \cdot 3! \cdot 3! = 2 \cdot 6 \cdot 6 = 72$$
seating arrangements in which the boys and girls sit in alternate seats and a particular boy and girl sit in adjacent seats.
Alternate solution:  We showed above that we can seat the girls in $3!$ distinguishable ways.  There are $2$ ways we can sit the particular boy next to the particular girl (on her right or her left).  Once he has been seated, there are $3!$ ways to seat the remaining boys, which yields
$$3! \cdot 2 \cdot 3! = 6 \cdot 2 \cdot 6 = 72$$
seating arrangements in which a particular boy sits next to a particular girl.
(c) We subtract the number of ways we can sit a particular boy and girl in adjacent seats when the boys and girls sit in alternate seats from the total number of ways they can sit in alternate seats, which yields
$$3!4! - 2!3!3! = 144 - 72 = 72$$
seating arrangements in which the boys and girls sit in alternate seats and a particular boy and girl do not sit in adjacent seats.

A: a) For spot 1, let's say it will be a boy's spot. There are 4 choices. The next spot is a girl's, and there are 4 choices. The next spot is a boy's and there are 3 choices, and so on...
$4*4*3*3*2*2*1*1 = 576$
However, this answer overcounts by a factor of 4, since ABCD = BCDA = CDAB = DABC.
Therefore $576/4 = 144$
b) The first 2 seats are filled by the boy then the girl that must be adjacent to each other. So the remaining seats can be filled in any way, so
$3*3*2*2*1*1 = 36$
but since we can also have the girl then the boy, then we must multiply by 2, so
$2*(3*3*2*2*1*1) = 72$
c) Total number of ways (from part a) - the number of ways that 2 specific people can sit next to each other (from part b)
So, $144 - 72 = 72$

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Ayr's plug-in points for electric vehicles
The number of electric vehicles charging points in South Ayrshire is set to rise.
South Ayrshire Council is one of 10 Scottish local authorities to receive funding to create electric towns as the Scottish Government works towards phasing out diesel and petrol vehicles.
Ayr has been chosen as one of ten towns to be included in feasibility studies during 2018-19 to develop an infrastructure project that will encourage people to switch to plug-in electric vehicles.
Announcing the Switched on Towns and Cities programme, Scottish Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity Michael Matheson said: "This is an important step forward in our commitments within the Programme for Government to introduce 20 electric towns before 2025 and to phase out the need for new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2032.
"Working in partnership with local authorities, we will provide support to further develop our already comprehensive charging network. By increasing the availability of charging infrastructure and further incentivising the use of electric vehicles, we hope to see continued growth in the number of users discovering the benefits of electric vehicles."
Matthew Eastwood, head of transport at the Energy Saving Trust, who will deliver support for the project said: "We are delighted to be working with Scotland's local authorities to support the electrification and decarbonisation of road transport.
"We have been impressed by the strong positive response we have received to date and look forward to supporting their ambitious and innovative plans through the feasibility studies we will deliver."
Ayr's proximity to Prestwick International Airport, and the importance of taxi and private hire charging infrastructure within the area, provides an opportunity to build on work South Ayrshire has undertaken with electrification projects within their fleets and it is anticipated that the study will help South Ayrshire deliver its aspirations.


"Let's quickly go to the One Belt, One Road: This is just what I call—this is not official, it's what I call it—I think this is a 1.0 version of One Belt, One Road, because all those things you see, the Maritime one and the Silk Road continental one, go through 64 countries. In this 1.0 version, only Egypt is from Africa, among these 64 countries. But now, I think One Belt, One Road is entering 2.0 version—that is, now facing all the countries in the world. As President Xi Jinping mentioned to the Latin American countries, "you are all welcome to join the Belt and Road." In the Chinese "40 Minutes," Xi said, all the African continent is now on the map of the One Belt, One Road, the whole African continent, especially after the May Belt and Road Summit in Beijing had taken place.
"So now, its face is open to all the countries in the world, now it's inclusive. Any country that would like to join, I would like to say. You see, these are two leaders in the world: People are saying "America First" is the idea. You see from abroad, Trump in the White House saying, "America First." If anything is not too good for America, it's not good at all. But, for President Xi Jinping, the One Belt, One Road is to make the world better. It's not, "make China better," because with all this Belt and Road, the Chinese foreign exchange reserves, we're now enjoying the number-one highest foreign exchange reserves in the world.
about which country in Africa is going to be the China in Africa, which means, developing faster! Faster and leading other countries forward. Most of them refer to Ethiopia.
This rail project is vital not only for Sudan, but for the African continent. Sudan is located strategically to be the nexus for the East-West and North-South rail roads that when completed would transform the entire African landmass. Imagine the revolution in economic development when the Atlantic and Indian Oceans are connected across the girth of Africa, and also linked to the Mediterranean Sea and oceans surrounding South Africa. Port Sudan and Kenya's port of Mombassa are part of China's Maritime Silk Road. Ethiopia and Kenya have completed new rail lines with the assistance of China as part of the Spirit of the New Silk Road. Most people cannot even dream of how life for over one billion Africans would be changed by an industrialized and connected Africa, Yet, not only is it possible, but we can make it happen.
Two Chinese companies will start planning a railway across the Sahara Desert linking Sudan's Red Sea coast to landlocked Chad after an agreement was signed yesterday with the Sudanese government.
China Railway Design Corporation (CRDC) and China Friendship Development International Engineering Design & Consultation Company (FDDC) inked the deal with the Sudanese Railways Authority.
They now have 12 months to complete a feasibility study on the construction of the 3,400 kilometre-long railway from Port Sudan to the Chadian capital of N'Djamena.
Makawi Mohamed Awad, Sudan's minister of transport, said that his ministry's strategic aim was to link Port Sudan with all its landlocked neighbors. The Chad line, from its capital, N'Djamena, would join Sudan's network at Nyala across the border.
Plans for a Sahara railway go back some years.
In 2014, Sudan reached a political agreement with Chad to link their capitals with Port Sudan with a later extension to the Atlantic Ocean ports of Cameroon. Although both countries pledged to stop supporting each other's rebel movements, continual instability delayed implementation.
Further back in March 2012, Chad reached agreement with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation to build its portion of the line to the Sudanese border, after which it would join the Sudanese system at Nyala. The estimated $5.6bn cost of the line was thought likely be met by the Import Export Bank of China.
The lines are to be built to standard gauge and will be allow trains to run at 120 km/h.
CRDC carries out preparatory work for railway construction. It has been a major player in the development of China's domestic high-speed system, surveying some 7,500km of it.
FDDC is a state-owned developer that carries out turnkey infrastructure projects outside the domestic market.


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Vivacious (a.k.a. Molly's Vibrant Eats) is a food cart located near the corner of 13th St. SE and McGilchrist St. SE in Salem, Oregon. Molly Frizelle, the chef/owner, opened this cart around mid-May, serving up Korean-fusion tacos and lettuce wraps. The menu looked great, and with very few food carts in Salem overall, it became a must-stop.
Molly has dreams to open a brick-and-mortar place in the future, but a food cart and a booth at the Salem Saturday Market suffices for now.
Since this panda can eat, I was tempted to just order everything on the menu. However, I decided to be a little more humane to my wallet and order just four items as a nice snack.
Molly has three hot and three cold lettuce wraps on the menu. You can mix and match in any combination, two wraps for $8. I started with a Molly's Chicken hot lettuce wrap, featuring marinated chicken breast, white rice, zucchini, mushrooms, green onions, and special sauce. Explosive flavors and moist chicken. The rice helped balance the flavors out.
The second wrap was a mahimahi and mango salsa cold lettuce wrap. If you love a refreshing, lighter version of a fish taco, this is right up your alley.
I mentioned to Molly that having just one layer of lettuce holding an abundance of flavorful toppings makes it difficult to pick up. I had to eat a substantial amount with a fork before hand use became a reasonable option. A double lettuce wrap would probably do the trick, really a very minor issue. Pandas don't mind getting messy with food, especially if alone or with friends.
I then ordered both of Molly's Korean fusion tacos ($3 each). Her spicy pork taco features marinated shredded pork, while the beef bulgogi taco has marinated beef and a special sauce. Both get a healthy topping of cabbage, cilantro, kimchi, marinated cucumber, and lime. Outstanding Korean flare. The bite of the kimchi contrasted with the savory meats. Having both fresh and pickled veggies equals multi-dimensional awesomeness. You can even get three tacos for $8. I'm sure I could have put down a few more on this trip.
Here, we got some great beef bulgogi!
Note the kimchi in there...yum!
The accompanying spicy aioli includes sriracha, fresh lime, and chopped cilantro. It has wonderful flavor and perfect creamy texture. It's very mild for me, but people with more sensitive palates may get a jolt to their taste buds. Maybe I should chug some of this sauce just for fun.
Molly features a special at her food cart, which generally changes weekly. She recently had a Cali wrap (turkey, bacon, avocado, tomato, spinach, and blue cheese dressing wrapped in a tortilla) with a side of chips for $5. Molly's husband ordered it when I visited her food cart, and he loved every bite.
Molly also has a booth at the Salem Saturday Market, limited to the lettuce wraps and her shrimp/green onion pancake, a savory pancake with shrimp, green onions, zucchini, carrots, and various seasonings.
When I went to the Saturday Market this past weekend, I wasted little time ordering the pancakes. Four pancakes in an order, six bucks! Molly even has a gluten-free pancake option using rice flour!
Molly's booth at the Salem Saturday Market!
Shrimp and green onion savory pancakes!
Four to an order, and just six bucks!
Three sauces to choose from!
Oh man. I would like a dozen of these savory pancakes for one sitting! They are light and properly seasoned, with a nice helping of shrimp.
There are three sauces: teriyaki, sweet chili, and the aforementioned spicy aioli-like option. All are great, but the spicy sauce still wins by TKO. Not surprising, with my abnormal love for heat.


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Half of parents don't want to send their children back as primary schools in England reopen tody
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Parents drop off children who are returning to classes at Queen's Hill Primary School, Costessey, Norfolk, as pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, begin to return to school as part of a wider easing of lockdown measures.
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Schools across England anticipate a significant number of pupils and teaching staff will not return to the classroom this week despite the easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, a report suggests.
More than a quarter (29%) of available teachers will only be able to work from home, according to the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) study, prompting fears that shortages will affect schools' ability to provide the same level of teaching quality.
Primary schools in England have been told to reopen to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 from this week, with nurseries also expected to resume sessions.
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It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Thursday that the Government's five key tests required for the easing of the lockdown had been met, meaning schools can admit more pupils this week.
But the NFER report, based on a survey of more than 1,200 senior leaders in schools in England, suggests that heads are expecting nearly half (46%) of families to keep their children at home.
The study finds that school leaders with the highest proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals estimate that more of their families (50%) will keep pupils at home, compared with an average estimate of 42% from school leaders with the lowest proportion of free-meal pupils.
It raises concerns that pupils in most need of education "will be least likely to receive it", the report says.
A separate poll of parents, carried out by the Early Years Alliance (EYA), has also found that only 45% of parents whose childcare providers are opening from Monday are planning to take up their place.
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Schools, colleges and nurseries across the UK closed 10 weeks ago due to the Covid-19 outbreak, with classes offered only for vulnerable youngsters and the children of key workers.
The report suggests that the impact of the pandemic on disadvantaged pupils dates back to the period before lockdown, as leaders reported a "significant drop" in their attendance before schools closed.
School leaders in the West Midlands (82%), London (82%) and the North West (79%) were also most likely to report some impact from Covid-19 on schools – such as staff availability and pupil attendance – prior to full closures in March.
Ministers have come under pressure from education unions and council leaders, who have urged the Government to reconsider its plans to open schools more widely from June 1 amid safety concerns.
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Findings from a recent PA news agency survey of local authorities show that more than 20 councils across England – predominantly in the north of England – are advising schools not to open to more pupils this week, with some citing fears that the NHS Test and Trace system will not be "robust enough" to help.
Carole Willis, chief executive of NFER, said their report suggests there is "large variation" between different types of schools across the country, with each experiencing their own challenges in opening to more pupils.
She said: "Government guidance needs to be tailored and responsive, allowing flexibility for school leaders to use their professional judgment.
"This will be necessary to manage the differing and changeable levels of staffing, parental choices and practical accommodation issues that each school is likely to experience."
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The survey also found that most school leaders feel least prepared for managing pupil movement (66%) and organising school space to enable social distancing (65%) when more pupils return.
Josh Hillman, director of education at Nuffield Foundation, which funded the NFER report, added that heads are also concerned about the challenge of running parallel school and home-based learning schemes.
He said: "This challenge is compounded by their expectations that high proportions of families will choose to keep their children at home, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
"Schools and teachers are going to struggle to prevent the disadvantage gap continuing to widen at the same time as managing social distancing, providing additional safety and hygiene measures, and dealing with inevitable staff absences."
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Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: "Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic our decisions have been based on the best scientific and medical advice, with the welfare of children and staff at the heart of all considerations."
On schools reopening, he added: "This marks the first step in getting all children and young people back into classrooms so they can be with their friends and teachers again, and I'm enormously grateful for all the planning and preparation the sector has done in the lead up to welcoming these first pupils back."
Can I be fined for refusing to send my child to school?
In normal circumstances, you can be fined £60 for refusing to send your child to school under what's known as an unauthorised absence.
These laws state that parents are legally responsible for ensuring their kids receive education in accordance with section 7 of the Education Act 1996.
However, the rules have been revised for those who are concerned about safety during the coronavirus outbreak.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has confirmed that there will be no penalty for families who do not send their children to school in line with the guidelines from June 1.
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Though he said families will be strongly encouraged to take up these places - unless the child or a family member is shielding or the child is particularly vulnerable due to an underlying condition.
Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, added: "The government's confirmation that schools should begin to open to more pupils from Monday has been widely expected.
"The argument about whether this is the right thing to do will doubtlessly continue to rage, particularly given the fact that the test and trace system, vital to containing further outbreaks of the virus, has only just launched today.
"It is important to understand that many primary schools will not be open to all eligible pupils on Monday morning, and that they will be phasing in these children over a period of time, while putting in place limits on class sizes and implementing other safety measures.
"There are significant logistical issues involved, including constraints on the physical space in schools, and the availability of staff, given that some will be self-isolating or in vulnerable categories.
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"It is also vital that schools receive prompt, clear and definitive public health advice as necessary in the event that infection rates increase in their area, or there are outbreaks of the virus in their school. They will need direction on precisely what to do in these circumstances."
Councillor Judith Blake, Chair of the LGA's Children and Young People Board, said schools will be working with the parents of vulnerable children to ensure they get the support they need.
"Schools and teachers have done a brilliant job working with councils and other partners to ensure they remain open for vulnerable children and families of key workers during the coronavirus lockdown.," she said.
46 per cent of families expected to keep children home today
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"With more children returning to schools safely from Monday, councils will continue to work with the Government, teaching unions and all schools to increase pupil attendance in schools and to get the country back to work.
"As we move into the next phase, it is important that councils have the capacity and necessary data to play their full part in the Test and Trace programme. It is also important to give councils powers to manage outbreaks in places like schools, care homes, businesses and communities if new COVID-19 clusters emerge."


Collectively, we were in shock.
On Tuesday, September 11, I woke up ready to start a busy day that included the issuing of two press releases, and a major strategy meeting with my design staff on future plans for our company. My first act of the day was to turn on the radio, and I heard the terrible, terrible news.
The television was turned on, and all thoughts of working were put aside. I will never forget the image of that first tower collapsing, or the plane ramming into the World Trade Centre. How can humanity be so evil?
Thoughts of working this entire week were hard to deal with. Each of us in the WebMotif family had to work out our thoughts, our prayers, our sympathies and our rage.
I found one way to do it, which I won't get into here for personal reasons. We also found another way to do it. We donated $200 to the American Red Cross Emergency Fund and $200 to the New York City Fire Department's 9-11 fund. It's not much, it's a pittance really, but we feel so helpless here on the west coast.
I would urge you to make charitable donations to help out in this tragic event. You can do so at Amazon, at Yahoo, or through Paypal.
Our thoughts, prayers, and hopes go out to all affected by this crime against humanity.


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Notre Dame Publications Office Records
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Scope and Contents Records of Notre Dame's Publications Office, including photographs, digital data, and objects. The photographic collection from the Notre Dame Publications Office consists of color and black and white prints, negatives, and slides. The images depict University events, student life, campus buildings, academics, sporting events, alumni events, faculty, staff, and other institutional departments. It is assumed these images were used in or created for various University publications. Photographers...
Dates: 1840s-2000s.
Subject: Photographs -- Collections X
Subject: University of Notre Dame -- Buildings -- Photographs. X
Subject: University of Notre Dame -- Academics -- Photographs. X
Subject: University of Notre Dame -- Staff -- Photographs. X
Names: University of Notre Dame. Printing and Publications Office. X


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Cyprus Solar Thermal Energy Chair for the Eastern Mediterranean
Cyprus Solar Thermal Energy Chair for the Eastern .. (CySTEM)
Cyprus Solar Thermal Energy Chair for the Eastern Mediterranean (CySTEM)
Start date: Jul 1, 2015, End date: Jun 30, 2020 PROJECT ONGOING
The CyI Solar Thermal Energy Chair for the Eastern Mediterranean (CySTEM – Chair) proposal aims in consolidating and upgrading the already substantial activity at the Cyprus Institute (CyI) in Solar Energy, principally solar-thermal and related activities. This will be accomplished by attracting and installing a cluster of outstanding researchers, led by a professor of international stature to maximally utilize and upgrade the existing facilities, and pursue a program of excellence in Cyprus with local and regional focus in the region of Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME).The principal focus will be on Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) technologies for electricity production, desalination, air conditioning and heating, either in isolation or in multi-generation modes. The Chair shall be embedded in CyI's Energy Environment and Water Research Centre (EEWRC), a Centre with intense activity in climate change (and adaptation strategies), water management, and sustainability. CyI, being a technologically orientated research and educational institution, will provide the CySTEM Chair the opportunity to contribute to other related important activities of techno-economic nature, such as the definition of a road map for Renewable Energy Sources (and Solar in particular) development in the area in light of the recent discoveries of substantial Natural Gas deposits in the Eastern Mediterranean.Following the template provided by the Commission, the proposal first presents the main objectives of the chair. This is arranged in subsections to describe what is proposed (research activities), who will carry it out (human capital), what infrastructure and tools will be employed to enable the realization of the proposed program and how the various tools and policies available to the program, including CyI's educational programs, will be integrated and used to maximize its impact.
THE CYPRUS INSTITUTE LIMITED
CONSTANTINOU KAVAFI 20 2121 LEFKOSIA (Cyprus)
71.5% € 2 500 000,00
H2020-EU.4.c.


Pressing the HISTORY button in Serato DJ opens History panel. This is a complete log of all the tracks you have played (in sessions) and allows you to export your Serato DJ session information as a data file or to Serato Playlists.
Each session is cataloged by date and time. Using the drop down arrow, you can navigate to and view detailed information of any previous sessions. There are columns for the period (i.e. date of session), name of track and artist name.
In addition, these other categories listed below will give you more detailed information about your sessions.
Start Time When viewing a track row, the start time of the track is displayed. When viewing a session row, the start time of the session is displayed with the date (in real time value).
End Time When viewing a track row, the end time of the track is displayed. When viewing a session row, the end time of the session is displayed with the date (in real time value).
Playtime When viewing a track row, the total played time of the track is displayed (e.g.00:03:00). When viewing a session row, the total elapsed time of the session is displayed with date (e.g. 10/09/08 01:38:16).
Deck The virtual deck the track was played on will be displayed under the deck column. In the track row, either left or right is displayed. The offline player will be listed as offline.
Notes Use this field to list particular information about your tracks and each session (i.e., note how you transitioned from one track to another).
Start Session / End Session To start or end a session, click the corresponding button.
Text, to create a simple text file with your session information contained within.
.csv, to create a file for use in spreadsheet software.
TIP: To make a new Serato DJ crate containing your session information, select a session and drag it to the + plus crate button. (This will automatically name the crate with the session date).


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Heritage of Kings: The Settlers Download (2004 Strategy Game)
Download full Heritage of Kings: The Settlers:
Complete Edition - Easy Setup (975 MB)
Complete Edition (2.10 GB)
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Like the earlier Settlers games, Heritage of Kings features a series of real-time management and battle scenarios tied together with a role-playing-style storyline. By directing both economic development and warfare in real-time, players develop the forces and influence they need to conquer their enemies. The fifth full release in the series, Heritage of Kings is designed with an even greater focus on storyline continuity, such that each new scenario has an obvious and important relevance to the overall epic.
Players lead the brave Dario, whose family suffers a vicious and unprovoked attack, to rouse his fellow villagers and stand up against the tyranny of a cruel overlord who is taking over the realm. By tending to the needs of the other peasants and directing the efforts of the villagers he meets in his journeys, Dario inspires others to join his cause, such as the noble knight Erec, the mysterious foreigner Salim, and a battle-worn loner called "the Pilgrim."
It's been a few years since the world has seen a Settlers game, and it shows. The 2D interface is gone, replaced by a fully-3D isometric view typical of modern RTS titles. The countryside and its flora are drawn beautifully -- Heritage of Kings is a gorgeous game. Little touches abound, like the ambient woodland creatures and the realistic weather system that results in rain and snow throughout the seasons. In fact, the weather affects strategy: some areas of certain maps are only accessible when the waterways isolating them from the rest of the map freeze over.
The interface is pretty standard, but one thing bugged me: you can only rotate the map temporarily, by holding down the proper key. I'd like to be able to rotate it freely as needed to witness combat behind big buildings.
The single-player campaign, following a loose plot of medieval intrigue, puts you in control of the hero Dario as he travels from territory to territory reclaiming his land from nefarious forces. It's long -- I clocked it at more than 30 hours -- but not so much due to engaging gameplay as it is to waiting for your little guys to harvest enough resources to build your town and your armies.
Typical of Settlers games, you don't directly control all the inhabitants of your settlements. You use serfs to build structures, after which little workers, whom you have little power over, come to work in the mines and factories and other buildings. The most control you have over them is to enter a state of alert when your base is attacked, causing them to hide in their structures and fire arrows at the nearest enemy.
To proceed through each mission, you have to harvest wood, clay, iron, stone, and sulfur. You can accomplish this by sending lots of surfs to manually collect resources from deposits scattered throughout the land, or, more efficiently, by building mines over rich deposits of the resources (wood excluded). Mines are staffed by settlers. You can augment the resource collection by building specific structures that multiply the raw materials, such as a sawmill for wood or a stonemason's hut for stone. Those buildings, too, are staffed by settlers. You also have to acquire money, in the form of thalers, to pay your workers and to build various units. Your primary source of thalers is the taxation of your settlement's inhabitants.
To keep your town's settlers happy, you have to house and feed them. Thus, for each structure you build, you'll probably have to build a house and a farm (the little dudes get their food directly from the farm, eschewing pesky markets). By researching the proper technologies, you can upgrade most of your buildings, including the town center, the keep, the houses and farms, the various resource handling structures, the military buildings, and so on.
Here's the problem: building and upgrading all of the necessary structures to navigate the technology tree--with the ultimate goal of raising an army of powerful units--requires resources. Resource collection in Heritage of Kings is a slow process. Therefore, a lot of your game time is spent waiting for your settlers to provide you with enough clay and iron to accomplish your goals.
That wouldn't be such a bad thing in a city-building game, but Heritage of Kings lacks the underlying strategic elements that make games like Sim City fun. Provided your workers have homes to sleep in and bellies full of farm fresh produce, there's not much to do while the resource harvesting system chugs along. You can tweak the taxation level, but you rarely have any cause to do so as resource harvesting is a much slower process than acquiring thalers.
The first few times you build a base and wander through the technology tree, it's fun. It's a thrill to see your settlement boom, to create a well oiled economy, and to keep your workers happy. Gradually, it becomes familiar. Then repetitious. And finally, dull beyond all reason.
At some point, you're going to have to build an army and assault the enemy troops and bases. The available units are typical of medieval strategy: spearmen, swordsmen, archers, mounted cavalry, cannons, and so on. You also have access to heroes who have various powers to support your troops. If you've played Warcraft III or Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth it'll all be familiar to you.
The actual battles are exciting. In RTS fashion, certain units are most effective against certain enemy units, typical of the rock-paper-scissors mentality that permeates the genre. The enemy's AI doesn't seem to pay much attention to that--the bad guys just sort of charge whichever of your squads is nearest. Even when there's an enemy base in the vicinity the town you're trying to build or restore, you're rarely in any danger: the enemy brainlessly sends occasional waves of attackers, which are easy to thwart with basic units, until you're finally ready to storm the adversary's camp.
Besides the campaign, there's an option to play custom maps. Some of them work, tossing intriguing scenarios at you that take hours to complete. A great deal of them seem broken, however. When I would try to play what I thought would be skirmish matches against computer players, and I wasn't absolutely sure what I was getting into: I know didn't select multiplayer games, but it never let me choose AI opponents before the match started. I'd slog through the endless process of building up my base, raise an army, and seek out the enemy--and I'd find them, with only the handful of units available at the start of the match, standing around doing nothing. Where was the base? Where were the armies? Where was the AI? I have no idea, and apparently, neither does Ubisoft. I hit the appropriate PR representative up for an explanation, and more than a week later I've received none. Skirmish mode seems to be broken, if it was intended for inclusion at all--so if you want raw battle without the mission intensive goals, you'll have to play a true multiplayer match.
Heritage of Kings starts out exciting as you discover the joys of creating working settlements in a deliciously attractive environment. Once you've been through the process a few times, however, it gradually becomes a snooze fest. The plot of single-player campaign has its share of twists and turns to keep the game novel, at least for a while, but by the time you've built your fifteenth or twentieth base, you'll probably want out.
This game has been set up to work on modern Windows (10/8/7/Vista/XP 64/32-bit) computers without problems. Please choose Complete Edition - Easy Setup (975 MB).
People who downloaded Heritage of Kings: The Settlers have also downloaded:
Settlers II, The: 10th Anniversary, Settlers 4, The, Settlers 3, The, Caesar IV, Settlers II Gold Edition, The, Age of Empires III, Glory of the Roman Empire, Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile


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Home Hollywood Movie News Movierulz Venom 2 Andy Serkis will direct 'Venom 2' | 3movierulz
Andy Serkis will direct 'Venom 2' | 3movierulz
The new film delivery on the Marvel symbiote will once again feature Tom Hardy in the leading role.
Venom 2 already has a director! Tom Hardy, the one in charge of giving life to Eddie Brock on the big screen, recently published a tweet that seemed to confirm that Andy Serkis would direct Venom 2, the sequel to Sony Pictures on the Marvel symbiote. The interpreter was forwarding the news, but it was Serkis himself who officially confirmed it with another message on the famous social network. "It's happening. The Symbiote has found a host in me and I'm ready for the trip... I can't wait any longer!"
Serkis is known for being one of the best actors shooting 'motion-capture' scenes, bringing characters like Gollum to life in The Lord of the Rings or Supreme Leader Snoke in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. As a director, he has placed himself behind the cameras of A reason to live and Mowgli: the jungle legend. He also served as director of the second unit in the trilogy of The Hobbit.
Hardy will repeat the role of Eddie Brock in Venom 2, which will also feature Woody Harrelson as Cletus Kasady, the Carnage symbiote. To refresh your memory and prepare for the sequel, on these lines you have the Venom trailer.


Background:I am an engineering student currently pursuing my degree in computer science and Engineering. I have knowledge and programming experience of shell scripting, android development, Java, and I am currently managing my departmental servers so I have good experience with the Linux servers and its working + functionality. Why this project? The reason behind choosing this project is my keen interest and past experience with android system. I am quite excited to work on this. As we can run Debian along with android, just I am imagining a basic web server in my pocket. I am sure my experience is going to help me a lot with this project.
ldap user configuration - script to add ,remove, modify and search LDAP users.
backup automation – backup scheduling of specific directories to specific servers.
Ping Next Android project: - Technologies used - nodejs (socket.io), Web sockets, with pre defined web services. For a commercial organization to increase real time customer engagement, useful for marketing purpose.
Group Chat C network programming project: Technologies used – C socket. Statement- Multiple client chat server via c sockets in local area network.
Synopsis: Lil' Debi provides the power of Debian on the Android Phone, it allows a user to use services of Debian. The key missing part of the project is the setting up the things for user, making Lil Debi for the non techie users, profile creation will resolve this issue. There are other features which need to be implemented like support for latest android e.g Lollipop, file manager support, support for Ubuntu, and I am very interested in looking for Lil Debis support for x86 processor architecture, etc.
Project Research: I have already tried Lil Debi on android kitkat4.4(vmware), using ext3 filesystem. Currently i am going through the code base for Lil Debi, understanding the code and generating own analysis regarding the tasks to accomplish with Mentor.
Creation of Installation profiles: The installation profile will make easier for user to make available what actually they want, with few clicks, my experience with shell scripting will be helpful for this task. The user is required to only choose the profile and Lil Debi will install them for user. The care of all the dependencies will be taken by Lil Debi. Various options and profiles can be created e.g. minimal web server, minimal desktop, minimal testing installation etc. The tasks to be done at the startup/poweroff of the Debian requires attention.
File manager support: Management and detailed information about space,size,structure is required for easy installation and maintenance. Currently we require to type the location of image, file manager will enhance the users operation.
Support for latest android: Making Lil Debi working on latest android updates is necessary as users are less interested in using old versions of android, so Lil Debi has to be upgraded according the android developments.
Support for Ubuntu: Open source people generally go for ubuntu for Desktop computing, it will be help full for users expecting Ubuntu and android simultaneously.
Interface of Lil Debi: The current GUI of Lil Debi is very basic, considering the present day developments the modification in its GUI is necessary, my experience with pingnext project will be very help full for this task.
Support for other Devices: Working for a stable version of Lil Debi will surely support the more further devices, will be working with this development even after this project task.
Benefits to Debian:The highly configured hardware, with almost every PC equivalent component in the smart phones are very comfortable with running Debian along android, running Debian on top of android will fulfill the requirements of Debian users. There will be no limit for possibilities with this integration of Debian and android.
Reading documentation and code of Lil Debi.
Submitted patch for issue added support of file manager to select installation image.
Exams and other commitments: After university examination's i will dedicate my summer time for this project. My University exam will end before starting of GSOC period.
Other summer plans: Apart from University exams I don't have any commitments for summer, so I can dedicate at least 40hrs/week for this project.
Why Debian?: Debian is pioneering the operating system world, it comes with great power and support, the open source forums and support for various hardware makes it on top . It will be a great opportunity for me to work for other Debian user like me and getting across new things.
Are you applying for other projects in SoC? No, I am focusing on only one application.


The museum was founded in 1885 and is mostly a fine art museum but also contains objects and artworks from around the world. The genesis of the museum was the result of a Grand Tour by James E. Scripps, a local newspaper tycoon, whose newspaper articles and book inspired the local elite to raise money for a local museum. The collection focuses on fine art and objects from world culture.
An additional gift of five items came via Mrs. William S. Conant, daughter of the "Honorary Secretary for Virginia" of the Egypt Exploration Fund, and were accessioned in 1921.


Scoring a grant is no small feat for most animal welfare groups — as competitive as that process is for organizations in general, the relative scarcity of grant dollars available for companion-animal-related efforts makes it even moreso for shelters and rescues. However, there are several ways to "beat the system," as my latest two-part ASPCA blog post explores. Part I offers a wealth of resources that the ASPCA makes available to help animal welfare grantseekers gain an advantage; Part II discusses strategies for linking animal welfare work to human well-being in local communities.


Mrs. Goto tried to peep into Maki's room to see what the two were doing. She smiled when she saw the two sleeping soundly, hugging each other. They looked cute together. She was happy that Rika was able to bring back her daughter's smile. She closed the door silently and decided not to bother the two sleeping girls.
"OUCH!!! That hurts! Why did you do that?" Maki put her hand on her throbbing cheek.
"I was going to wake you up, but you surprised me… And besides, it's too late for you to say 'ohayou'." Rika turned her back towards Maki. She could not let the other see that she was blushing real hard.
"Oh my gosh, she knew! What would I tell her?" Rika was really nervous. Her face turned tomato red from blushing.
"A… mosquito I guess hehehe." She was not good at lying.
"You're such a bad liar! I'm going to punish you for slapping me!" Maki tickled Rika. Rika fought back and it ended up in a tickle fight. Maki has the advantage because she was on top of Rika.
"Yamete!!! I'm sorry!!! I'm sooooory!!! Hahahaha!!! Stop it… I have asthma, Hahahaha…. you might trigger it!" Rika screamed.
Maki stopped tickling her. But she hoped that she didn't. Now she realized they were in such an awkward position; her face was just inches away from Rika's. She was sitting on Rika's stomach so she would not escape her and she just realized that their hands where intertwined to have a better grip. She could feel her face blush a little.
"Ahhh, is that so?" Maki trailed off. She could feel Rika's breath on her face.
"Ano, could you now release me?" Rika couldn't stand their awkward situation anymore. Maki released Rika's hands from her grip and stood up. Rika also stood up.
Both of them were silent throughout the cleaning process. After cleaning up, they went downstairs and ate the food cooked by Mrs. Goto. Rika stayed there for another hour but still the awkwardness did not fade away.
"I'm glad that you worry about my daughter, but she will be fine. You don't know how strong she was. She's the strongest person I've seen in my entire life so don't worry about her." Mrs. Goto gave a reassuring smile to Rika.
"It's ok, you're always welcome here. Oh, here's your ball." Maki's mom handed her the ball they used that morning.
"Thank you, we'll be going now!" Rika waved goodbye at Maki's mom.
"Oh…Is that so?" Rika wanted to remove the awkward feeling between the two of them but it seems that their conversation is making it more difficult. Their house is just two blocks away but, it feels like the time is too slow.
"I was staring at you before you did." Maki stopped at her tracks. She didn't mean to tell Rika what she was doing but she blurted it our accidentally.
Rika looked at Maki. It has been three months since she started 'bugging' her. She felt that there's something that developed between them. She liked staring at Maki's face. She always wanted to be by her side. They were only in grade 6 but she knew that what she feels towards her friend is much more than friendship could offer. Maybe she's entering the puberty stage already. Her hormones are causing her so much confusion… It feels weird to have a crush on your friend… And they are of the same gender.
Rika was silent. She had no idea what to do in this kind of situation. They were almost at her house now. She was really thankful that the uneasiness she feels will come to an end. They were at the gate now.
"I want to thank you for making my life more meaningful and happier." Maki kissed Rika's cheeks and ran as fast as she could towards the direction of their house. Rika was left agape on their gate for a couple of minutes. How would she approach her on Monday? Rika had a hard time to sleep that night.
lol it was funny when Rika smacked Maki after getting caught staring.
b/t/w thanks for posting the lost chaps, I look forward to reading them.